Longfield Academy is a secondary school located in Longfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/04/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Main Road, Longfield, DA3 7PH
Website: http://www.longfieldacademy.org
Telephone: 01474700700
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Felix Donkor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135630

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1013
Number of Boys: 510
Number of Girls: 503

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.43 to -0.05
Of the 182 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 178 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.47
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Road , DA3 7PW 		3out of 4 948 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield
Stack Lane , Hartley DA3 8BL 		4out of 4 1,382 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hartley Primary Academy
Round Ash Way , Hartley DA3 8BT 		4out of 4 1,679 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sedley's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Street , Southfleet DA13 9NR 		3out of 4 2,567 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Valley Road , Fawkham DA3 8NA 		3out of 4 3,079 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longfield Academy
Main Road , DA3 7PH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowhill School
Main Road , DA3 7PW 		3out of 4 865 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Steephill School
Off Castle Hill , Fawkham DA3 7BG 		- not rated 1,202 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Milestone Academy
Ash Road , New Ash Green DA3 8JZ 		4out of 4 2,897 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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